There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Carter Lake by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Omaha (OMA)plane PDX - OMA
7h 28m$345–1,605Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Omaha (OMA)plane SEA - OMA
9h 13m$273–1,286Train, bus via Denver
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NEbus
2d 12h$665–1,357Drive 1,644.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Carter Lakecar 1,644.4 mi
25h 42m$301–434Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Omaha (OMA)plane EUG - OMA
9h 46m$356–1,514Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
2d 13h$768–1,706
Portland to Carter Lake by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Carter Lake is to drive which costs $300 - $440 and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Carter Lake is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $340 - $1,600.
The distance between Portland and Carter Lake is 1386 miles. The road distance is 1654 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Carter Lake without a car is to train and bus via Denver which takes 2 days 12h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Portland to Carter Lake, including transfers.
Carter Lake is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 8:36 PM in Portland and 10:36 PM in Carter Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Carter Lake is 1654 miles. It takes approximately 25h 42m to drive from Portland to Carter Lake.
There are 262+ hotels available in Carter Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Carter Lake, IA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Omaha (OMA) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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